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What is term "5 why" refer to?

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Question added by Fredy Makram Labib , R&D manager , Universal for home appliances
Date Posted: 2014/03/18

thank you for

your answer mr fredy

 

Naveen Nishchal Pandey
by Naveen Nishchal Pandey , Site Engineer - Civil , Glair Infrastructure Limited

The5-Why analysis method is used to move past symptoms and understand the true root cause of a problem.

It is said that only by asking "Why?" five times, successively, can you delve into a problem deeply enough to understand the ultimate root cause. By the time you get to the4th or5th why, you will likely be looking squarely at management practices.

Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

I think that you mean the "5 whys". The 5 Whys is an iterative question-asking technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem. The primary goal of the technique is to determine the root cause of a defect or problem. (The "5" in the name derives from an empirical observation on the number of iterations typically required to resolve the problem.)

Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag
by Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag , Project Manager , Rawafed Tech

Thanks fredy

Fredy Makram Labib
by Fredy Makram Labib , R&D manager , Universal for home appliances

problem solving

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